III. The Southern Colonies (Pages 104-105) A. The economies of the Southern Colonies were dependent upon tobacco in Maryland and Virginia and on rice in South Carolina and Georgia. As a result, commerce or industry was slow to develop in the South. B. Growing tobacco and rice was dependent upon slave labor. Rice was even more profitable than tobacco. London merchants, rather than the local merchants, managed this southern trade. C.Tobacco and rice were grown on plantations. A plantation, or large farm, was often ~_- a river so crops could be shipped easily by boat. Each plantation was a community consisting of a main house, kitchens, slave cabins, barns, stables, and outbuildings, and perhaps a chapel and a school. They were in the Tidewater region of the South. D. Some people in the South settled in the backcountry region, toward the Appalachian Mountains. Small farms grew corn and tobacco. The independent small farmers outnumbered the large plantation owners. Yet the plantation owners controlled the economic and political life of the region. IV. Slavery (Page 106) A. Slavery was a main reason for the economic success of the South. It was criticized as being inhumane. Some colonists did not believe in slavery, nor would they own enslaved people. B. Most of the enslaved Africans lived on plantations. Many suffered cruel treatment. All of the Southern Colonies had slave labor and slave codes, or strict rules that governed the enslaved Africans. C.Although many enslaved Africans saw their families torn apart and suffered from harsh treatment, they also developed their own culture as enslaved people. This was based on their West African homelands. D. Some were given the opportunity to learn trades and become skilled workers. If they were lucky enough to buy their freedom, they developed communities with other free African Americans. E. The debate over slavery later ended in a war with the North against the South.
A. The economies of the Southern Colonies were dependent upon tobacco in Maryland
and Virginia and on rice in South Carolina and Georgia. As a result, commerce or
industry was slow to develop in the South.
B. Growing tobacco and rice was dependent upon slave labor. Rice was even more profitable
than tobacco. London merchants, rather than the local merchants, managed this
southern trade.
C. Tobacco and rice were grown on plantations. A plantation, or large farm, was often ~_-
a river so crops could be shipped easily by boat. Each plantation was a community consisting
of a main house, kitchens, slave cabins, barns, stables, and outbuildings, and
perhaps a chapel and a school. They were in the Tidewater region of the South.
D. Some people in the South settled in the backcountry region, toward the Appalachian
Mountains. Small farms grew corn and tobacco. The independent small farmers outnumbered
the large plantation owners. Yet the plantation owners controlled the
economic and political life of the region.
IV. Slavery (Page 106)
A. Slavery was a main reason for the economic success of the South. It was criticized as
being inhumane. Some colonists did not believe in slavery, nor would they own
enslaved people.
B. Most of the enslaved Africans lived on plantations. Many suffered cruel treatment. All
of the Southern Colonies had slave labor and slave codes, or strict rules that governed
the enslaved Africans.
C. Although many enslaved Africans saw their families torn apart and suffered from
harsh treatment, they also developed their own culture as enslaved people. This was
based on their West African homelands.
D. Some were given the opportunity to learn trades and become skilled workers. If they
were lucky enough to buy their freedom, they developed communities with other free
African Americans.
E. The debate over slavery later ended in a war with the North against the South.